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This book investigates the role of cultural heritage as a constitutive dimension of different civilizing missions from the colonial era to the present. It includes case studies of the Habsburg Empire and German colonialism in Africa, Asian case studies of (post)colonial India and the Dutch East Indies/Indonesia, China and French Indochina, and a special discussion on 20th-century Cambodia and the temples of Angkor. The themes examined range from architectural and intellectual history to historic preservation and restoration. Taken together, they offer an overview of historical processes spanning two centuries of institutional practices, wherein the concept of cultural heritage was appropriated both by political regimes and for UNESCO World Heritage agendas

Science, Technology, and Cultural Heritage: An inexorable relationship M.A. Rogerio-CandeleraClimate change, sea level rise and impact on monuments in VeniceD. Camuffo, C. Bertolin & P. SchenalAir pollution and preventive conservation in some European museums R. Van GriekenLow cost strategies for the environmental monitoring of Cultural Heritage: Preliminary data from the crypt of St. Francesco d'Assisi, Irsina (Basilicata, Southern Italy) M. Sileo, M. Biscione, F.T. Gizzi, N. Masini & M.I. Martinez-GarridoMonitoring moisture distribution on stone and masonry walls M.I. Martinez-Garrido, M. Go

"This edited book explores and promotes reflection on how the lessons of Metabolism experience can inform current debate on city making and future practice in architectural design and urban planning. Sixty years on from when the Metabolist manifesto was published, the authors' original contributions highlight the persistent links between present and past that can help to re-imagine new urban futures as well as the design of innovative intra-urban relationships and spaces. The essays are written by experienced scholars and renowned academics from Japan, Australia, Europe, S. Korea and the US and expose Metabolism's special merits in promoting new urban models and evaluate the current legacy of its architectural projects and urban design lessons. They offer a critical, intellectual, and up-to-date account of the Metabolism projects and ideas in the context of current evolution of architectural and urbanism discourse in a global context"

In this paper we report the preliminary results of the measurements of ambient noise on a dense network of measurement sites in and around the cities of Valletta and Mdina; two important historical heritage sites in Malta. The city of Valletta is the present capital of Malta and it is inextricably linked to the history of the military and charitable Order of St John of Jerusalem. ; N/A

Cambodia's contemporary security challenges / Thearith Leng -- Indonesia in 2013 : challenges and innovations -- New developments in Malaysian security outlook / Tang Siew Mun -- Myanmar security outlook : peace-making, ceasefires, communal tensions and politics / Tin Maung Maung Than -- National defense and the Philippine security situation in 2013 / Herman Joseph S. Kraft -- Singapore's security outlook in 2013 : a more turbulent East Asia / Lam Peng Er -- Thailand's inward-looking security outlook / Thitinan Pongsudhirak -- Vietnam's security outlook in 2013 / Tran Truong Thuy -- National security concept of Mongolia : basic principle / Damba Ganbat -- Maritime security challenges preoccupy Beijing / You Ji -- Japan's national security in 2013 / Yusuke Ishihara

Cambodian security and defence policy / Vannarith Chheang -- Indonesia's security review and defense development in 2012 / Iis Gindarsah -- Malaysia's internal and external security dynamics / Tang Siew Mun -- Myanmar security outlook : coping with violence and armed resistance / Tin Maung Maung Than -- Dealing (once more) with an inadequate external defense posture : the implications of the Scarborough Shoal face-off / Herman Joseph S. Kraft -- Singapore's relentless quest for security and technology : 2012 / Lam Peng Er -- Thai security outlook in the great game of mainland Southeast Asia / Thitinan Pongsudhirak -- Vietnam's security challenges : priorities, policy implications and prospects for regional cooperation / Tran Truong Thuy & Nguyen Minh Ngoc -- Security outlook of the Asia Pacific countries and its implications for the defense sector : an Indian perspective / PK Singh -- Security threats confronting Pakistan / Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema -- US pivot to Asia and China's strategic dilemma and response / You Ji -- A new government at a difficult time : Japan's security outlook / Yasushi Sukegawa